In the 13 months since the company's 70 millionth Nikkor lens left the production line, Nikon's factories have turned out a staggering 10 million more optics, between the Nikon F and 1-mounts. That's sufficient to bring total production past the 80 million point.

The first Nikkor lens -- the F-mount Nikkor-S Auto 5cm f/2 -- shipped way back in 1959, and Nikon has now averaged close to 1.5 million lenses produced per year since the Nikkor line's debut. If the current production rate continues or ramps up even further, Nikon can look forward to passing the 100 million mark in just another couple of years time.